Almost three-quarters of Tories (73 per cent) and Labour voters (72 per cent) were against restrictions.

Scottish Parliament building (Image: Reuters)

One in five of those who didn’t vote said they wanted tighter control on abortion.

Perhaps surprisingly, younger people surveyed were more hardline in their approach.

In the 16 to 34 age group, 73.6 per cent supported keeping abortion access as it stands. For those 55-plus, it was 77.3 per cent.

There is a disparity between access to abortions in Scotland and south of the Border. The 1967 Abortion Act, which allows terminations up to 24 weeks, covers Scotland but it has been the convention here that late abortions are not usually granted.

Traditionally, they have not been available under Ground C of the law, which determines that the woman’s mental health will suffer if she continues with the pregnancy – the reason cited in 95 per cent of abortions in the UK.

A different surgical procedure is needed for terminations over 18 weeks and it is only made available in extreme cases of foetal abnormality and risk to the life of the mother.

As a result, those needing terminations over 18 to 20 weeks have to head south – or are forced to continue the pregnancy.

The survey found the south of Scotland to be more pro-choice (87.7 per cent) than central Scotland (66 per cent), while Glasgow was 74.2 per cent and Lothian 80.4 per cent.

In central Scotland and mid-Scotland and Fife, one in five wanted abortion legislation to be tightened. It was one in 10 in Glasgow and in Lothian.

A teenage girl looking at pregnancy test (Image: Getty)

There wasn’t a dramatic split in support for abortion between Yes and No voters in the referendum.

Around 80 per cent of Yes supporters and 75 per cent of No voters were in favour of keeping access to abortion as it is.

Marginally more of respondents who were upper class (76.2 per cent) backed current legislation than working class and those on the breadline (73.8 per cent).

There was little difference in terms of gender, with 76.3 per cent of men saying they were happy with the current laws compared with 75.1 per cent of women.

Ann said: “In Scotland, more than 98 per cent of terminations are provided directly through the NHS. The care, attention and support for women and their families is second to none.

“This poll gives us confidence that, whatever happens with the decision on the devolution of abortion law, the future will be built on improving services for women, across the whole range of family planning, including abortion services.”

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